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Timor-Leste: what it's like to travel in a land without touristshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/05/timor-leste-what-its-like-to-travel-in-a-land-without-tourists
<p>Journeying with a contingent of volunteer dentists on a mission, non-dentist Anneli Knight enjoys a road trip around the western side of the new country<br></p><p>The Airnorth flight from Darwin to Timor-Leste was surprisingly short, with barely enough time to finish the cup of tea before the plane began its downward arc.</p><p>At some points you might mistake yourself for being on the Great Ocean Road or the Amalfi coast</p><p>There are few, if any, street signs outside the capital, Dili</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/05/timor-leste-what-its-like-to-travel-in-a-land-without-tourists">Continue reading...</a>Timor-Leste holidaysTravelTimor-LesteAsiaWed, 05 Aug 2015 02:14:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/aug/05/timor-leste-what-its-like-to-travel-in-a-land-without-touristsPhotograph: Naval Surface Warriors/flickrPhotograph: Naval Surface Warriors/flickrAnneli Knight2015-08-05T02:14:51ZAsia's new backpacking hot spotshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/aug/21/india-south-east-asia-backpacking
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Determined to experience areas well away from mass tourism, some backpackers go against Foreign Office advice. Matt Crook reports from East Timor<p>I was at an ATM withdrawing money when I caught sight of 10 Australian travellers giggling and milling around. "A coconut! We should so get one of those," said one of the girls to a street hawker. "How much for that hat? What about that flag?" asked another. After I'd finished at the ATM, one of the girls came over and asked, "Can you give me a ride on your motorbike? I left my wallet at the hotel."</p><p>"Wow," I thought, smiling. I'd been working and travelling in East Timor for close to a year. When I first arrived, I saw very few backpackers, but increasingly, the more adventurous of the gap-year market have been making East Timor a stop-off on their tours of south-east Asia. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/16/east-timor-travel">Continue reading...</a>Timor-Leste holidaysTravelSat, 15 Aug 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/16/east-timor-travelMatt Crook2009-08-15T23:01:00Z